UPCOMING EVENTS

RECENT DISCUSSIONS

MOSAIC INTERNATIONAL

Transition Sharing

We left Tanzania a week ago to fly home to the U.S. for the summer. Our stay there was so valuable,...

Remember Upenda? April 2012, Moshi,Tanzania

Last winter, we included a blog entry about a little girl who needed a walker to assist her in...

DOING WHAT KIDS DO! Romania & Tanzania April 12, 2012

Shouldn’t all kids have the opportunities for being playful and silly?  Check out the pictures from...

BABY P. IN MOSHI, TANZANIA 4-4-2012, Part 2

As I said in part 1 of the entry on Baby P, I would provide a larger view of him in part 2. Baby...

BABY P. FROM TANZANIA 4-2-2012, Part 1

An infant boy, who I will refer to as Baby P, was brought to a Building a Caring Community (BCC) day...

More

WASHINGTON INSIDERS CLUB (WICs)

AMA Calls for ICD-10 Extension

In a letter on May 10, the American Medical Association (AMA) asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay the implementation deadline for ICD-10 for an additional year—to Oct. 1, 2015.

Should Brokers Be Allowed to Assist People Enrolling in Medicaid, CHIP?

The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) sent a letter on May 11 to convince the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that brokers and agents should be permitted to assist individuals eligible for public health programs, such as Medicaid and the Children's

New Report on Aging and Developmental Disabilities Services Available

The newly released report Bridging Aging and Developmental Disabilities Service Networks: Challenges and Best Practices identifies policy and service delivery issues pertaining to older adults with developmental disabilities and their families and recommends opportunities to enhance collaboration among the aging, disability and long-term care networks.

The report was produced b

NAMD Releases New Medicaid Data Access Paper

On May 1, the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) released the second paper in its Working Paper Series, entitled “Advancing Medicare and Medicaid Integration: An Update on Improving State Access to Medicare Data.”

The paper ma

Senate Votes Down House GOP Budget Plan

On May 16, the U.S. Senate rejected the budget plan passed by the House of Representatives. The vote came after a day full of debate, with a final vote of 41 for and 58 against.

More

MOST ENGAGED MEMBERS OF THE PAST MONTH

  1. Stan Soby

    Oak Hill
    Hartford, CT

    32 Points

  2. Bonnie-Jean Brooks

    OHI
    Hermon, ME

    24 Points

  3. Rebecca Morrill-Lienhard

    Tierra Del Sol Foundation
    Sunland, CA

    24 Points

  4. Martin Lampner

    Chimes
    Baltimore, MD

    16 Points

  5. Nancy Silver Hargreaves

    Work, Community, Independence
    Waltham, MA

    16 Points

RECENT BLOGS

Weekly Highlights on State Disability News - Week ending 05/18/2012

Weekly Highlights on State Disability News... more

Those we support cannot be left out of the discussion

As Chris said, the train has left the station.... more

Those we support cannot be left out of the discussion

As Chris said, the train has left the station.... more

COMMUNITIES

ACC User Guides and Support

Information to help members and others use ANCOR's Connected Community and a place to ask questions and provide feedback. PUBLIC

ANCOR 40th Anniversary

Community for planning and participation in activities related to the celebration of ANCOR's 40th anniversary

ANCOR Tech Study Group

ANCOR members studying the application of technology to the work of providers. BY INVITATION ONLY.